May 2016 Auto Sales: General Motors Down 18 Percent, Ford Dropped too

General Motors taped an 18-percent decline in U.S. sales last month, probably because May 2016 had 2 less selling days than May 2015. At the same time, Ford dropped off 5.9 percent while Fiat Chrysler handled to increase sales by 1 percent compared with a year earlier.

In May, General Motors sold an overall of 240,450 cars, a little above the 235,997 vehicles Ford and Lincoln offered last month. Although the F-Series trucks performed well, Ford’s car sales dropped a steep 25 percent. Meanwhile, FCA saw double-digit gains for the Jeep and Alfa Romeo brand names, flat outcomes for Ram, and decreases for Chrysler, Dodge, and Fiat.